Blog Post 5

I do believe that the work I do at KJR fits into the three coordinates of meaningful work, and I defiantly see the work I do as something that is meaningful to myself. First, in terms of autonomy, I feel very independent with the work I do at KJR. When I first walk into the station in the morning I am given a set of tasks that are to be completed by the end of my shift. After some brief instruction I am set loose to complete the tasks given to me. It is up to me as when I do each of the tasks and how I prioritize my time. It is a very nice feeling to have so much independence when doing my work their. It does make the work feel more meaningful, as well as make myself feel more adult and responsible. It also teaches me quite a bit about time management and be independent. Knowing that the experience teaches me those things only makes the work feel even more meaningful. Out of the three coordinates of meaningful work, complexity is probably the weakest at my internship. A lot of times I am moving boxes, stapling tickets together, or filling out paperwork after paperwork. Though these tasks are not complicated, I know that these tasks are just a single step in a much larger process. For example, when I fill out dozens of winner sheets, which are sheets that outline the name of a sweepstakes and the prize, those sheet are then brought to the announcers, and when they have winners those sheets are given back to me to call those winners and file their prizes away. Knowing that I am a part of a more complex process makes the more meager tasks feel more complex. But there have been other tasks that require some creativity and research, like when I have to come up with keywords to be announced on the radio, or when I have to do research to determine the top 50 college football prospects of 2014. Finally, in terms of the connection between effort and reward, because this is an unpaid internship the reward is what you make it. I see the reward of this experience as just that, another experience to put under my belt. The reward is an experience that will hopefully aid me in pursuing a career in communications or journalism. So the way I see it is that I put in the effort at KJR, and do my best work, and the reward will be better knowledge of the communication and journalism world.